Theloderma moloch (Annandale, 1912)
Eerie tree frog, Assam Indonesian treefrog, Xizang warty treefrog, Black-spotted frog
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Nyctixalus moloch (Annandale, 1912); Phrynoderma moloch Annandale, 1912; Rhacophorus moloch (Annandale, 1912)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1911 or 1912
Rediscovered in May 2014
IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable
Distribution
India (Arunachal Pradesh & Assam) and China (Xizang)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Annandale, Nelson. (1912). Zoological results of the Abor Expedition, 1911-1912. I. Batrachia. Records of the Indian Museum 8: 7-36.
Other references:
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Cheng Li, Mian Hou, Guo-hua Yu, Fang Yan, Bing-zhang Li, Ke Jiang, Pi-peng Li, Nikolai L. Orlov. (2016). Rediscovery of Theloderma moloch (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Southeast Tibet, China after 102 Years. Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(1): 41-54.
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Jayanta Kumar Roy, Ramie Husneara Begum, Mohammad Firoz Ahmed. (2017). Report on Poorly Known Theloderma moloch (Annandale, 1912) from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 24(3): 248-250. [Abstract]
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